Twitpic Is No More, Thanks To Twitter

Twitpic is shutting down on Sept. 25, and it’s blaming Twitter for doing so. In a blog post announcing the shutdown, Twitpic founder Noah Everett claims Twitter demanded the company “abandon our trademark application or risk losing access to their API.” Twitpic was founded in 2008, and the trademark application in question was filed in 2009.

Everett concludes, “Unfortunately we do not have the resources to fend off a large company like Twitter to maintain our mark which we believe whole heartedly is rightfully ours. Therefore, we have decided to shut down Twitpic.” Users are invited to export all of their photos and videos, and then search for an alternative.